3 reasons why India are not favorites to win the 2019 World Cup

#3 Poor back-up in fast-bowling department

Umesh Yadav, the senior-most among backup bowlers has to up his skill set in death overs

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah are two most the most bankable bowlers in ODI cricket. Apart from them, there is not a single bowling who can fill in the shoes of the strike bowler in the Indian ODI team.

Siddharth Kaul was taken apart in England and looked lackluster while Umesh has shown time and again that he cannot be relied upon in the death overs. Mohammed Shami hasn't played ODI cricket for a while and Shardul Thakur is relatively inexperienced in ODI cricket.

The back-up in the fast bowling department is a matter of concern and India have to sort it out as quickly as they can. Giving a long rope to bowlers like Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar might work. India do not have a lot of bowling options in the top order too, which adds insult to the injury.